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Hossein Salami, Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief, killed by Israel
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyg0yywr4no
June 13, 2025, 5:33 AM
Just last month, Salami had warned that Tehran would "open the gates of hell" if attacked by Israel or the US.
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Watch: Footage shows explosions and buildings ablaze in Tehran
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c20qw0xjp10o
June 13, 2025, 2:33 AM
Israel says it has carried out strikes on Iran's nuclear programme, with blasts and fires seen in Tehran.
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What we know about Israel's attacks on Iran
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdj9vj8glg2o
June 13, 2025, 6:58 AM
Israel says Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami was among those killed.
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Analysis: Israel chose to act now, whether Trump likes it or not
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw04x1kqpo
June 13, 2025, 4:54 AM
There has been a growing tension between the leaders over Iran - now the US is distancing itself from Israel's "unilateral action".
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What could have caused Air India plane to crash in 30 seconds?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c626y121rxxo
June 12, 2025, 8:20 PM
Experts told the BBC that a flap issue, engine failure or a bird strike are among the possible causes of the crash.
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Who are the victims of the crash?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd28legnzvo
June 13, 2025, 7:11 AM
Details are still emerging, but these are the people so far confirmed by the BBC to have died.
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World-first blood cancer therapy to be given on NHS
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg4kj2nxjgo
June 13, 2025, 12:05 AM
It sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells to hit them hard while minimising side-effects.
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Misled and intimidated: Caravan owners say they felt 'bullied' by holiday parks
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2016lxnepno
June 12, 2025, 11:56 PM
Caravan owners share allegations of unfair contracts and sharp practices by holiday parks.
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Trump administration blocked from deploying National Guard to LA
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd62d8jp046o
June 13, 2025, 1:26 AM
A judge's order that Trump return control of California's National Guard will not go into effect immediately.
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'My kids are the reason I'm alive': Backstage with Shakira
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn056ky4d00o
June 13, 2025, 5:09 AM
Shakira says the situation facing immigrants in the US is "painful" as she talks to the BBC in Miami.
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Scotland's first black professor Sir Geoff Palmer dies aged 85
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93lry1e6z5o
June 13, 2025, 7:13 AM
Sir Geoff moved to the UK from Jamaica as a teenager and became known as both an academic and a human rights advocate.
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Bricks thrown at police in Portadown in fourth night of disorder
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20xrq9vzz7o
June 13, 2025, 6:05 AM
There have been three days of violence in Ballymena and other towns, leading to 13 arrests.
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Record 1 in 5 pupils in England getting special education needs support
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23mdz2728zo
June 12, 2025, 9:00 PM
It marks the highest proportion since government statistics were collected in this way.
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Frank replaces Postecoglou as Tottenham head coach
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c15n8wv2yq8o
June 12, 2025, 9:07 PM
Tottenham appoint Brentford head coach Thomas Frank as their manager, replacing Ange Postecoglou.
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'Masterful' romance novel wins Women's Prize for Fiction
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93yz7glw4vo
June 12, 2025, 7:27 PM
The award's judges say Yael van der Wouden's debut novel The Safekeep is a "classic in the making".
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What we know so far about Air India flight AI171
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y5nq170z4o
June 12, 2025, 5:26 PM
Air India confirms that 241 passengers and crew died, and one British man survived, when the plane crashed moments after take off.
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British man in seat 11A is only passenger to survive
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3v6drp96zo
June 12, 2025, 9:29 PM
Vishwashkumar Ramesh is only passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed 241 people.
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Watch: How the day unfolded
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx2q3z716v9o
June 12, 2025, 8:29 PM
London-bound flight carrying 242 people crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India.
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What does the crash mean for Boeing?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cje7542k0gno
June 12, 2025, 10:59 PM
Until Thursday's tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner had an exemplary safety record.
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Trump vowed to make the world safer - has he?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4270jp19xo
June 12, 2025, 11:08 PM
Chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet assesses the US president's pledge to be a peacemaker.
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The Papers: Air India crash 'sole survivor' and 'miracle of seat 11A'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89pzj02j73o
June 12, 2025, 10:57 PM
A British man from Leicester, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, was the sole survivor of the crash that killed more than 260.
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Indian scientists search for the perfect apple
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l05762elpo
June 12, 2025, 11:05 PM
India can't grow enough apples to meet demand but farmers are struggling to raise production.
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Weekly quiz: What's Alex Warren's record-breaking number one hit called?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62vydednqeo
June 12, 2025, 4:49 PM
How much attention did you pay to what's being going on in the world over the past seven days?
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Hamas faces leadership vacuum at critical time with demise of Gaza 'War Council'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v7p9p0rn7o
June 12, 2025, 4:59 PM
The killing of Mohammed Sinwar marks the end of the secretive group that planned the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
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Two women die in incident at Eryri national park
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c861zd2q0zeo
June 12, 2025, 4:12 PM
Police were called to the Watkin Path, one of the main routes to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, on Wednesday.
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Legal win for son tricked into moving to Africa by parents
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyg0p88z83o
June 12, 2025, 4:18 PM
The boy travelled to Ghana from London in March 2024 after being told a relative was ill.
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'Our son's kickboxing death must lead to change'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly3ej1r6y1o
June 13, 2025, 5:05 AM
The family of 15-year-old Alex Eastwood say change is needed to ensure safety in the sport.
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Watch: Tory MP Mel Stride pushed to say sorry for Liz Truss's mini-budget
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cvgq707q82jo
June 13, 2025, 5:13 AM
The shadow chancellor was being interviewed on the BBC's Political Thinking with Nick Robinson podcast.
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Raducanu through at Queen's and will be British number one
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c3v5qeq670ko
June 12, 2025, 6:45 PM
Emma Raducanu overcomes Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova to reach the quarter-finals at Queen's and will now regain her place as British number one for the first time in two years.
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North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mgd0252kpo
June 13, 2025, 5:51 AM
The 5,000-ton destroyer was damaged when it capsized during the first attemped launch in May.
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US senator dragged out of LA immigration news conference
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ygn48djrko
June 12, 2025, 10:05 PM
California senator Alex Padilla was pushed out of the news conference by authorities after he interrupted Noem.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10628994
April 30, 2025, 2:04 PM
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Q&A: Russian POWs, counting casualties and DIY bomb shelters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0lhz0yg
June 12, 2025, 5:16 PM
Your questions answered on conditions for captives
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AI and Sexism: The Fight Against Misogyny Online
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002d8wf
June 12, 2025, 5:00 AM
Laura Bates on how algorithms are fuelling misogyny and radicalising young men. --------------------
Scheffler and McIlroy off pace at bruising US Open
https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/c0qgkywg22no
June 13, 2025, 12:20 AM
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are among many to find Oakmont Country Club a bruising challenge as JJ Spaun sets the pace on day one at the US Open.
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Raducanu through at Queen's and will be British number one
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c3v5qeq670ko
June 12, 2025, 6:45 PM
Emma Raducanu overcomes Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova to reach the quarter-finals at Queen's and will now regain her place as British number one for the first time in two years.
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'A gamble for Frank - but Dane has earned Spurs chance'
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0qgxgylk2xo
June 12, 2025, 7:43 PM
Thomas Frank's move to Spurs is a risk for the charismatic Dane - but he has earned the big opportunity, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
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Mills beats Farah's UK record at Oslo Diamond League
https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/cly3d9p4j81o
June 12, 2025, 8:49 PM
George Mills sets a UK record in the men's 5,000m at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo.
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Cummins takes 300th Test wicket with final in balance
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/videos/cx2xqvg84jzo
June 12, 2025, 5:48 PM
Pat Cummins takes his 300th Test wicket before South Africa fight back with the ball to leave Australia on 144-8 in the second innings of the ICC Test Championship final at Lord's - a lead of 218 heading into day three.
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